WGU D184: STANDARDS-BASED
ASSESSMENT EXAM FOR THE
OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT (OA) 2026
WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS.
GRADED A+
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mCORRECTmANSWERmThemstandards-
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mCORRECTmANSWERmPerformancemofmthemrestmofmthemclass
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mCORRECTmANSWERmTeachersmaremablemtomhelpmstudentsmfocusmonmlearning,mgoalsmandmtrackmthe
irmprogress.
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dmstandards-basemgradingmsystems?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmTeachersmaremablemtomhelpmstudentsmfocusmonmlearning,mgoalsmandmtrackmthe
irmprogress.
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mmonmgradingmsystems?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmBymallowingmstudentsmtomredomlessonsmandmassignmentsmasmmanymtimesmasm
necessary
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mCORRECTmANSWERmTheymdomnotmreflectmstudents,mproficiencymandmsoftmskills,msuchmasmtimemma
nagementmandmcreativity
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mCORRECTmANSWERmTaggingmmultiplemstandards
Whichmstatementmismamcriticismmofmstandardsmbasemgradingmsystem?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmAssessmentsmaremtoomnarrowlymfocused
Howmaremmeasurementsmtopicsmbeneficialmtomteachersm-
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ASSESSMENT EXAM FOR THE
OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT (OA) 2026
WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS.
GRADED A+
Whatmismthembenefitmofmamstandardmbasemgradingmsystemmformhighmachievingmstudents?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmInstructionmcanmbemeasilymadjustedmtomprovidemnew,mmoremcomplexmlearnin
gmtargets.
Howmismamnarrativembasedmsystemmdifferentmthanmamstandardmbasemgradingmsystem?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmThemstandards-
basedmgradingmsystemmusesmproficiencymscores,mbutmthemnarrativemgradingmsystemmdoesmnot.
Whichmfactormdistinguishesmnorm-referencedmgradingmfrommstandard-basemgrading?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmPerformancemofmthemrestmofmthemclass
Whatmismambenefitmofmusingmstandardmbasemgradingmcomparedmtomnorm-referencemgrading?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmTeachersmaremablemtomhelpmstudentsmfocusmonmlearning,mgoalsmandmtrackmthe
irmprogress.
Whymdomteachersmonlymgrademstudentmworkmrelatedmtomthemachievementmofmlearningmtargetsman
dmstandards-basemgradingmsystems?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmTeachersmaremablemtomhelpmstudentsmfocusmonmlearning,mgoalsmandmtrackmthe
irmprogress.
Amgradingmscalemreflectsmthemfollowingmdetails:m
4-mAdvanced
3-mMeetsmExpectations
2-mPartiallymMasterym
, 1-mLittlemormNomMastery
Whichmgradingmsystemmdoesmthismscalemrepresent?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmStandardsmbasedmgrading
Howmdomstandardsmspacemgradingmsystemsmsupport,mstrugglingmstudentsmcomparedmtomothermco
mmonmgradingmsystems?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmBymallowingmstudentsmtomredomlessonsmandmassignmentsmasmmanymtimesmasm
necessary
Whatmismonemdifferencembetweenmusingmcriterionmreferencemscoringmandmstandardmbasemgradingm
systemsmasmopposedmtomusingmnon-referencemscoring?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmCriterion-
referencemscoringmmeasuremstudentsmprogressmtowardsmmastery,mamspecificmcriteria,mwhilemnorm
-referencemscoringmmeasuresmprogressmrelatedmtompercentiles.
Whatmismamcriticismmofmstandards-basedmgradingmsystems?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmTheymdomnotmreflectmstudents,mproficiencymandmsoftmskills,msuchmasmtimemma
nagementmandmcreativity
Whichmproblematicmassessmentmpracticemdoesmstandards-basedmgradingmhelpmteachersmavoid?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmTaggingmmultiplemstandards
Whichmstatementmismamcriticismmofmstandardsmbasemgradingmsystem?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmAssessmentsmaremtoomnarrowlymfocused
Howmaremmeasurementsmtopicsmbeneficialmtomteachersm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmTheymhelpmteachersmidentifymamsmallmsetmofmthemesmtomfocusmonmduringminst
ruction
AnmEnglishmlanguagemartsmteachermismunpackingmthemfollowingmstandard:m